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Yea, I'm with you on Keisel, however, I think Hood will be re-signed at a reasonable salary, I think the fans are the only ones giving up on him.

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I would be okay with bringing back Hood at a reasonable salary. I just think that he'll get offers far better than what we should give to retain his services. He's a decent starter, but I think the guys we have behind him are also capable of being decent starters...without throwing any cash at the position.
If Hood stays, I think it would likely necessitate the release of Keisel. I would rather give the other 3 guys a chance to compete for the DE spot and Keep Keisel there as a stop-gap, transitional insurance policy.

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I'll never understand how Steeler fans could watch Hampton...and seen with their own eyes how he freed up others to do their job...yet want another year of one gap McClendon as our anchor.

Agree completely. The 3-4 success is predicated upon having a mauling disruptive gap hog at NT. I would hope that unlike a lot of people on this board.. ahem... The brain trust addresses the NT situation. Big Snack made everyone around him better... That came from his team mates...

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I'll never understand how Steeler fans could watch Hampton...and seen with their own eyes how he freed up others to do their job...yet want another year of one gap McClendon as our anchor.

I'm interested in hearing the real breakdown on McLendon's game. Because, the 5 biggest runs against our defense, happened when McLendon was on the sideline. IOW, if we didn't give up some of those huge runs, how would our D rank?

I'm curious of his PFF ranking, and knowing what the team really thinks of him.